Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Iran

YANGON, 11 Feb — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Seyed Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the occasion of the National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which falls on 11 February 2005.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Secretary-1 inspects arrangements for 58th Anniversary Union Day Dinner

YANGON, 10 Feb — Accompanied by responsible officials, Chairman of Central Committee for Observance of the 58th Anniversary Union Day 2005 State Peace and Development Council Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein this evening inspected arrangements for hosting a dinner and the full-dress rehearsal of the traditional culture troupes for the 58th Anniversary Union Day in the Presidential House on Ahlon Road.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and party were welcomed at the Presidential House by Chairman of the Management Committee for Observance of the 58th Anniversary Union Day Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, members of the central committee, the management committee and departmental officials.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein looked into the arrangements for the dinner to mark the 58th Anniversary Union Day and gave necessary instructions to the officials.

Afterwards, the Secretary-1 saw over the rehearsal performance of the cultural troupes for the Union Day Dinner.

Next, the Secretary-1 cordially greeted members of the cultural troupes.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

FM sends felicitations to his Iranian counterpart

YANGON, 11 Feb — On the occasion of the National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which falls on 11 February 2005, U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Dr Kamal Kharrazi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Appointment of Ambassador agreed on

YANGON, 11 Feb — The Government of the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the proposed appointment of Mr Ihor Humennyi as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Union of Myanmar, in succession to Mr Rostislav Mitrofanovich Bilodid.

Mr Ihor Humennyi was born in 1956. He graduated from Kyiv State University in 1979. He served with the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine from 1979 to 1990 and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations in New York from 1990 to 1998. Subsequently from 1998 to 2002, he served as Head of the Department for Financial Management, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Thailand in 2004.

Mr Ihor Humennyi is concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Union of Myanmar, and will reside in Bangkok. He is married and has two daughters.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Union Flag relayed to Thanlyin

YANGON, 10 Feb—The Union Flag that spent overnight in Dagon Myothit (South) Township was conveyed to Thanlyin Township in Yangon South District this morning.

Yangon East District Peace and Development Council Chairman Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein took the flag out of the bowl and handed it over to the Union Flag conveying team led by Yangon East District Union President Daw Mar Mar Thein.

Next, the flag was handed over to the team led by Yangon East District Maternal and Child Welfare Association President Daw Nwe Ni Kyaw and then to the team led by District Union Solidarity and Development Association executive U Aung Kyaw Moe, and then to Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein.

Flanked by four Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) and police officers and damsels of national races, Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein carried the flag and handed it over to Yangon South District PDC Chairman Lt-Co Aung Pyae, who planted it in the silver bowl on board the Union Boat. The flag was conveyed to Thanlyin Township through Thingan-gyun Township. The flag was handed over to the team led by Yangon South District USDA Joint-Secretary U Tint Khaing then to the team led by Township PDC Chairman U Tin Htay.

U Tin Htay carried the flag to the archway of Thiha Dipa sports ground and handed it over to the team led by District PDC member Deputy Commissioner of the District General Administration Department U Win Shein, who then handed it over to Lt-Col Aung Pyae at the entrance to the sports ground. Flanked by four officers and damsels of national races, Lt-Col Aung Pyae carried the flag and planted it in the silver bowl in the ground. Those present saluted the flag while the Defence Service (Navy) military band was playing the national anthem. The sports ground was teeming with the people who saluted the flag and visited booths of respective ministries. In the evening, Myawady anyeint troupe entertained the people with the programmes.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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